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Recent Examples of lyceum
The Revolutionary generation took pride in preparing for public life through college literary societies, philosophy clubs, and lyceums – community gatherings for lectures and debates.
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Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
It was called the lyceum movement.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
It was called the lyceum movement.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
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Its centerpiece will be an auditorium with an immense gold statue of himself.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Stay away from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The idea for the garden began with a city grant awarded to the school's science teacher, Cindy Scognamillo, who said the effort aligns with a larger initiative.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Shop clothing, bird feeders, quilts, tank tops, outdoor furniture, garden must-haves, and more—from $7.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their plan for the lot is to remove the concrete and create a small redwood forest, a community garden and greenhouse, a playground, and an amphitheater.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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As part of the settlement, the company agreed to do things like cap service fees at 15% and divest exclusive booking agreements with about a dozen amphitheaters, which ticketing organizations and Democratic lawmakers say does not go nearly far enough.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That burden, along with the conventions of the true-crime genre, not to mention that of theater in service of a political point, sometimes hampers the interpretive space of the actors and the creative team, who have to spend a lot of their time getting the facts and the history across.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the play, in its effort to attract audiences, focuses on his support for Palestinians, which is very much in vogue among theater goers.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mostly empty arena contrasts with 2024 rallies Many of the college-age attendees donned Turning Point attire, Trump hats and red-white-and-blue paraphernalia for the event.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Shown on the arena’s video board sporting a huge smile, Haight received a loud ovation when his first goal was announced.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The precinct included the Blackfriars playhouse, which Shakespeare part-owned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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But not just that, our theater and dance department, which is in the top five departments of the country, uses the playhouse as the experiential basis for our MFA program, so our students get trained there.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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